A Wonderful Fair: 1684

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A Wonderful Fair. An engraving depicting a frost fair on the Thames in 1684,viewed from the south bank opposite Essex Buildings and The Temple. There are numerous tented booths and a variety of activities taking place on the ice including: - ox roasting, bull-baiting, fox-hunting, football, stilt walking, a horse-drawn boat, a game of nine pins and a printing booth.